# 1977–78 Greek Football Cup

The 1977–78 Greek Football Cup was the 36th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 4 June 1978. The match was contested by AEK Athens and PAOK, with AEK Athens winning by 2–0.

## Calendar

| Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
| First Round | 21, 22 December 1977 & 12 January 1978 | 29 | 58 → 29 | 58 |
| Second Round | 1, 2 February 1978 | 13 | 29 → 16 | none |
| Round of 16 | 8, 9 March 1978 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 19, 20 April 1978 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 17, 18 May 1978 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 4 June 1978 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |

## Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over a single match. If the match ends up as a draw, extra time will be played. If a winner doesn't occur after the extra time the winner emerges by penalty shoot-out. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
* There are no seedings, and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other.

## First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kavala | 1–0 | Proodeftiki |
| Panathinaikos | 9–0 | Thyella Serres |
| Panthrakikos | 4–2 | Chalkida |
| Olympiacos Volos | 6–0 | Atromitos Piraeus |
| Fostiras | 0–1 | Olympiacos |
| PAO Agios Dimitrios | 2–1 | Niki Volos |
| Panionios | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Irodotos |
| AEL | 2–1 | Almopos Aridea |
| PAS Giannina | 1–0 | Panarkadikos |
| Iraklis | 1–0 | Olympiacos Liosia |
| Edessaikos | 1–1 (1–2 p) | Rodos |
| Pandramaikos | 3–0 | Ilisiakos |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 1–2 | Aris |
| PAOK | 6–1 | Levadiakos |
| Panserraikos | 0–0 (4–1 p) | Atromitos |
| Panachaiki | 3–1 | Makedonikos |
| Veria | 1–0 | Kastoria |
| A.F.C. Patra | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Apollon Athens |
| Korinthos | 5–0 | Egaleo |
| Naoussa | 0–2 | Kallithea |
| Panetolikos | 4–2 | Elassona |
| Ethnikos | 4–0 | Anagennisi Karditsa |
| AE Mesolongi | 0–1 | Trikala |
| Xanthi | 1–0 | Doxa Drama |
| Anagennisi Epanomi | 2–1 | Kilkisiakos |
| Panelefsiniakos | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Ionikos |
| AEK Athens | 6–1 | AO Chania |
| OFI | 5–0 | Pierikos |
| Apollon Kalamarias | 3–0 | Lamia |

## Bracket

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Panelefsiniakos (bye) | Panelefsiniakos (bye) | Panelefsiniakos (bye) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Panelefsiniakos (bye) | Panelefsiniakos (bye) | Panelefsiniakos (bye) | Panelefsiniakos (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | AEL | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| PAO Agios Dimitrios | PAO Agios Dimitrios | 0 | AEL | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| AEL | AEL | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| AEL | AEL | 1 | | | Panelefsiniakos | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | AEK Athens | 4 | | | | | | |
| Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | 0 | | | | | AEK Athens | 4 | | | | | | |
| AEK Athens | AEK Athens | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| AEK Athens | AEK Athens | 1 | AEK Athens | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Panionios | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Panionios (bye) | Panionios (bye) | Panionios (bye) | Panionios | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | AEK Athens | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Olympiacos | 1 | | | |
| Panachaiki (bye) | Panachaiki (bye) | Panachaiki (bye) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Panachaiki (bye) | Panachaiki (bye) | Panachaiki (bye) | Panachaiki | 0(3) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Olympiacos (p) | 0(4) | | | | | | | | |
| Trikala | Trikala | 2 | Olympiacos (p) | 0(4) | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos | Olympiacos | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos | Olympiacos | 5 | | | Olympiacos (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | PAS Giannina | 1 | | | | | | |
| PAS Giannina | PAS Giannina | 3 | | | | | PAS Giannina | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rodos | Rodos | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rodos | Rodos | 2 | PAS Giannina | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Xanthi | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Xanthi | Xanthi | 1 | Xanthi | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Panserraikos | Panserraikos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Panserraikos | Panserraikos | 0 | | | | | | | | | AEK Athens | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | PAOK | 0 |
| Pandramaikos | Pandramaikos | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | PAOK | 0 |
| Apollon Athens | Apollon Athens | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Athens | Apollon Athens | 0 | Pandramaikos | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kavala | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Kavala (a.e.t.) | Kavala (a.e.t.) | 1 | Kavala | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| OFI | OFI | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| OFI | OFI | 0 | | | Kavala | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Aris | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | Ethnikos Piraeus | 1 | | | | | Aris | 3 | | | | | | |
| Panetolikos | Panetolikos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Panetolikos | Panetolikos | 0 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Aris | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Anagennisi Epanomi | Anagennisi Epanomi | 0 | Aris | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Aris | Aris | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aris | Aris | 1 | | | | | | Aris | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | PAOK (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | |
| Iraklis | Iraklis | 1 | | | | | | | | PAOK (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | |
| Kallithea | Kallithea | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kallithea | Kallithea | 0 | Iraklis | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PAOK | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| PAOK | PAOK | 4 | PAOK | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos Volos | Olympiacos Volos | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos Volos | Olympiacos Volos | 1 | | | PAOK | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Veria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Korinthos | Korinthos | 0 | | | | | Veria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Veria | Veria | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Veria | Veria | 2 | Veria | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Panthrakikos | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Panthrakikos (p) | Panthrakikos (p) | 0(4) | Panthrakikos | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Kalamarias | Apollon Kalamarias | 0(3) | | | | | | | | | | |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 1–0 | Panetolikos |
| Korinthos | 0–2 | Veria |
| Panathinaikos | 0–1 | AEK Athens |
| PAS Giannina | 3–2 | Rodos |
| Iraklis | 1–0 | Kallithea |
| Trikala | 2–5 | Olympiacos |
| Kavala | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | OFI |
| Pandramaikos | 1–0 | Apollon Athens |
| PAO Agios Dimitrios | 0–1 | AEL |
| PAOK | 4–1 | Olympiacos Volos |
| Xanthi | 1–0 | Panserraikos |
| Panthrakikos | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Apollon Kalamarias |
| Anagennisi Epanomi | 0–1 | Aris |
| Panionios | bye | |
| Panachaiki | bye | |
| Panelefsiniakos | bye | |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| AEK Athens | 3–0 | Panionios |
| Panelefsiniakos | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | AEL |
| PAS Giannina | 5–0 | Xanthi |
| Panachaiki | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Olympiacos |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 2–5 | Aris |
| Iraklis | 0–1 | PAOK |
| Pandramaikos | 0–1 | Kavala |
| Veria | 4–1 | Panthrakikos |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| PAOK | 5–0 | Veria |
| Olympiacos | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | PAS Giannina |
| Panelefsiniakos | 2–4 | AEK Athens |
| Kavala | 2–3 | Aris |

## Semi-finals
### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| AEK Athens | 6–1 | Olympiacos |
| Aris | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | PAOK |